Bio 4.4 Deforestation & Peat Destruction

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State 2 reasons why we cut down forests
Land and Timbre
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How has deforestation increased the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere?
More burning of trees or timbre and microorganisms decaying trees
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How has deforestation decreased the rate at which CO2 is removed from the atmosphere?
Trees use CO2 when they photosynthesise. Less trees means less CO2 is turned into oxygen
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How has deforestation reduced biodiversity?
Loss of trees means loss of habitats
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Give me two reasons what the land could be used for after deforestation?
Rice fields, Cattle fields, Crop fields for ethanol production
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What is given off in Cattle and Rice fields?
Methane
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What is Peat?
Peat is half decayed organic compounds such as trees.
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Why is peat dangerous to our earth?
It has CO2 locked up in it.
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How does the locked up CO2 escape?
People use peat as compost for their gardens, when microorganisms decompose the peat, high levels of CO2 are given off
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